Online Resources for Counselors and Advisors - Legal Resources

I. Federal Constitutional Law (as it pertains to Academic Advising)

A. Due Process

• FCCJ Catalog: Rules and Expections
• Board Rule: Due Process
• APM: Student Appeal Procedures
• APM: Student Grievance Procedures
• NACADA: Legal Issues on Advising

B. Equal Protection and Affirmative Action

• FCCJ Catalog: Rules and Expections
• Board Rule: Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Administration

II. Federal Statutory Law (as it pertains to Academic Advising)

A. Individuals with Disabilities

• APM: Americans with Disabilities Committee
• APM: Auxiliary Aid Assistance for Disabled Students
• APM: Student Health

B. Sexual Harrassment - See Equal Protection (B) above

C. Student Records: Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• APM: Release of Student Information
• The Buckley Amendment
• FERPA for students
• FERPA for parents